Pecan crop reported in Comanche County record
The Comanche County pecan crop is described as larger and heavier than several years, with some parts of the county yielding better than others. Grower C. F. Denny notes small nuts due to weather breezes, but overall supply remains robust and prices may match or exceed last year. W. S. Price Jr. reports the heaviest orchard crop since 1919 in Gustine.
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Comanche County
C. F. Denny
W. S. Price, Jr
Sullivan Te to Head Red Cross In Hamilton County
John L. Sullivan, Milton High School principal, was chosen chairman of the Red Cross in Hamilton County at a meeting led by Mrs. Harris, field representative of the Midwestern division. Harris urged immediate plans to marshal county aid, and a Red Cross nurse was expected to arrive in October for three months of service.
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Hn Sullivan Te
Red Cross
Hamilton County
Ohn L. Sullivan
Milton High School
Hamilton
Harris
National Organization
Ham
Sunday School Convention at Zion Hill Church Van Dyke
The County-Wide Baptist Sunday School Convention will be held at Zion Hill Baptist Church Van Dyke on Sunday September 50th at 2 30 p m The subject Shall We Live By The Golden Rules of Christ will be discussed by D FE Nabers with several speakers delivering addresses A large crowd is expected and delegates are urged to attend from every Sunday School
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Zion Hill Baptist Church
van Dyke
D. Fe.nabers
Ex-Service Men Hear State Commander at Local Legion Barbecue
More than a hundred ex service men from Comanche and surrounding posts welcomed State Commander Bennefield of Brady as he spoke Friday evening at Fleming Park. The Rector Cunningham Post hosted the barbecue with talks by visiting Legion members and locals, marking one of the most enthusiastic meetings in years.
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Comanche
Bennefield
Brady
Cunningham
Fleming Park
Legion
Comanche Sends About 40 Students To Various Schools
About forty Comanche students attend colleges across Texas and beyond. Names listed include Maurice Hoffman and George Hussey Jr. at the University of Texas. J B Dupuy and B Ray McCorkle at Texas A and M. Elizabeth Tate and Stella Sullivan at the College of Industrial Arts. Essie Greer at Texas Tech. J C Helm Jr at North Texas Teachers. Nin Shelton at John Tarleton. J M Marshall at Howard Payne. Rob Masters at Baylor. Mary Holmes at Daniel Baker. Grace Brightman at Nixon Clay. Walter Williams at New Mexico Military Institute. F Editha Grace Williams at the University of Missouri.
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Comanche
University of Texas
Maurice Hoffman
George Hussey, Jr
George Sullivan
Texas A. & M. J
Velma Stark
John Tarleton
Nin Shelton
Mary FE. Jones
James Wilkerson
Ora
Nichol
Howard Payne College
J. M. Marshall
Albert Ronser
Carl Laver
Joe Wagner
Glen McNutt
Hardy Jones
Daniel Baker College
Billy Djlin
Art Hatley
Lyman Jones
Mary Holmes
Baylor University
Rob Masters
Sarah Burton
Bert Speed
Southern Methodist University
J. C. Meyers
Port Arthur Business College
Maurine McNatt
Nixon Clay Business College of Austin
Grace Brightman
New Mexico Military Institute
Walter Williams
University of Missouri
Editha Grace Williams
Baylor Medical College
Dick Lane
All Day Singing Wilt Held at Pottsville
The Hamilton County Fifth Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Pottsville with singers from joining counties invited. The event begins at 10 o clock Sunday morning, according to the Hamilton County News announcement.
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Pottsville
Hamilton County
Hamilton County News
Brightman to Head Post Here in Legion Election
Dwight Brightman was elected Commander of the Rector Cunningham Post of the American Legion at the annual officer vote Tuesday evening. He succeeds J. B. Albcorn, who declined another term. Other officers include D. T. Parker as Adjutant, Jack Moore as Finance Officer, W. G. Barrett as Service Officer, and R. W. Lason as Liaison Officer. Regular meetings are set for the third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. in Legion Hall.
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Dwight Brightman
Cunningham
American Legion
Brightman
J. B. Albcorn
Legion
D. T. Parker
Jack Moore
W. G. Barrett
R. W. Walker
Legion Hall
Comanche FFA District Talks Plan Meeting
About 50 FFA officers and teachers from Comanche County met at Comanche High School to discuss forming a District FFA within the county. Attendees from De Leon Gustine Duster Comyn Sidney and Comanche heard talks by A J Spangler and W Doyle Graves. District meeting planned at Comanche High October 10 to organize the district.
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Comanche County
Comanche
de Leon
Gustine
Duster
Comyn
Sidney
A. J. Spangler
Area 4
W. Doyle Graves
Comanche High School
State Fair of Texas Draws Thousands of 4-H and FFA Members
Future Farmers and 4-H youths will attend the State Fair of Texas from October 6 to 21. About 5,000 4-H and FFA members are expected, with girls sending at least 500 to their encampment in the first fair week and boys totaling in the thousands. The Future Farmers convention occurs October 20, and a parade led by a 1106 piece band will march amid new exhibits on acreage production milk judging and weapon displays.
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Future Farmers
Texas
Briar Grove School Reopens Monday with Clean-up Drive
The Briar Grove School will begin Monday as announced by the School Board. Board members urge all nations and friends to gather at nine o'clock to help clean the premises. Miss Austin of Blanket will teach.
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Briar Grove
All Nations and Friends of the School
Miss Austin
Blanket
Tocal High School Pep Squad to Don New Attire Today
The Comancher High School Pep Squad will appear at the Goldthwaite football game in orange corduroy sport jackets with a black skirt. About thirty-five girls will wear the uniform, with cheerleaders Virginia Walker Christine Coleman and Geraldine Slider. Freshmen Ruby Williams Mary L. Ray born Joe Setterfield elected president vice president and secretary. Sophomores Ruby Pipes Karl J. Carter elected president and vice-president.
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Ry Harold Hoffman
Comancher High School
Goldthwaite
Virginia Walker
Christine Coleman
Geraldine Slider
Ruby Williams
Mary L. Rayborn
Joe Setterfield
Ruby Pipes
Karl J. Carter
Presiding Officer Preaches at Comanche Methodist Church
Bishop Boaz of the Central Texas Conference will preside and preach at Comanche Methodist Church this Sunday at 11 a.m. The message aims to inspire parishioners and nearby residents to attend and reflect.
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Boaz
Central Texas
Comanche Methodist Church
Highway No 10 group formed in West Texas meeting
State Highway No 10 Association organized at McCamey with nine West Texas counties sending delegates to push paving gaps in Highway 10. Dr H W Morelock of Sul Ross College elected chairman Culberson Deal named secretary. Fifty guests attended luncheon and a committee was formed to lobby the State Highway Commission for a completed road from Sherman to Presidio.
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McCamey
West Texas
Sherman
Presidio
H. W. Morelock
Sul Ross College
Alpine
Culberson Deal
San Angelo
San Angelo Board of City Development
McCamey Business Men’s League
State Highway Commission
Star Telegram
Callahan County highway plan advances in Cross Plains
Cross Plains citizens met with Callahan County Commissioners as a state auditor prepared the budget for next year and plans to finance the right of way on highway 36 West. The unanimous approval shifts control from local organizers, longtime backers Jesse McAdams George R. Neel and F R Anderson optimistic the highway dream nears realization. Currently highway 86 is designated in Cross Plains only.
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Cross Plains
Callahan County
Highway 36
Jesse McAdams
George R. Neel
F. R. Anderson
Miss Gilmore Elected Teacher in Ward School
At a Comanche School Board meeting Tuesday night Susan Gilmore was elected to fill the Ward School teaching post. She is a graduate of the Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth and Howard Payne College in Brownwood and will instruct the high first and low second grades in the West Ward School.
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Comanche School Board
Susan Gilmore
West Ward
Miss Gilmore
Baptist Seminary In
Fort Worth
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Oven ware on sale at Howard Kilpatrick's
Laughlin Oven Ware and Genuine Pyrex Oven Ware are offered at Howard Kilpatrick's store. Prices and availability are listed for cooking and baking sets.
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Laughlin
Howard Kilpatrick’s
Cottons weighed at Comanche Cotton Yard
Eleven hundred bales of cotton were weighed at the Comanche Cotton Yard up to noon Tuesday, with C F Denny the official weigher estimating two thirds of the crop gathered and about 1750 bales expected for the year. The heaviest run so far was eighty five bales on September 15. Sixty one bales were weighed last Saturday and 52 Monday. the crop should be practically gathered in two weeks.
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Comanche
C. F. Denny
Lublie
Denny
Mr. Denny
Indians Meet Eagles Today at Local Park
Comanche High School football opens home schedule at 4 pm against Goldthwaite High School Eagles. Coach Pat Cagle will use nearly the same lineup as the Reckenridge game with Merchant replacing Durham who is out this week. Indians favored by locals despite a tough test. Goldthwaite reports suggest the Eagles are determined to win.
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Comanche High School
Goldthwaite High School
Eagles
Pat Cagle
Reckenridge
Merchant
Durham
Goldthwaite
Mills County Youth Dies From Rifle Wound
Winfred Duren aged 18, son of former Mills County commissioner A E Duren, died at Brownwood hospital from a rifle wound suffered while hunting near Mullin. Family says accident. he was found by relatives after a shot heard nearby. Funeral held at Duren cemetery after funeral services.
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A. E. Duren
Mills County
Brownwood
Mullin
Brownwood Bulletin
Young Duren
Mullin High School
Duren
Bulletin
Billy Dillon Chosen D. B. C. Cheer Leader
Billy Dillon of Comanche selected unanimously as Daniel Baker College cheer leader for the 1984 season at a Brownwood student body meeting. A senior and former cheerleader, he is noted as an outstanding student active in church and college life.
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Billy Dillon
G. W. Dillon
Comanche
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
Dillon
Daniel Baker
Eighty Seventh Birthday Observed With Celebration
Friends and relatives of Aunt Bell Robertson gathered at the tabernacle in Hasse Sunday to celebrate her 87th birthday. Regular church services opened at 11 with Rev. R. L. Smallwood presiding. A bountiful noon dinner followed under the trees, and in the afternoon a program honored Mrs. Robertson with songs and tributes.
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Walter Dixon
Bell
Robertson
Tabernacle
Hasse
Tegular
R. L. Smallwood
Comanche Declares First Fire Prevention Year
Mayor M Coleman proclaims October 7 1934 to October 7 1935 as Fire Prevention Year in Comanche Texas in cooperation with national efforts. He urges civic groups schools and citizens to join fire department officials in meetings and inspections to cut fire losses and reduce fire insurance by 15 percent.
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Cording
I. M. Coleman
Comanche
Texas
M. Coleman
Burglary Suspect Taken to Eastland To Face Charges
Tow Wilson, jailed in Brownwood for auto theft, was moved to Eastland for burglary arraignment. He faces five burglary counts in Comanche County. Arrested in South Texas after a vehicle theft from Howard Payne campus, Wilson and Gilbert Amos are linked to multiple home burglaries in Comanche and the car contents retrieved from local residences.
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Tow Wilson
Brownwood
Eastland
Wilson
Comanche
South Texas
Brown County
Howard Payne
Gilbert Amos
Peanut Crop Short in Comanche County
Comanche County farmers report the peanut crop as the shortest in years. C F Denny says average yields may exceed five bushels per acre in some areas. Some growers will skip threshing to feed nuts on vines. hay crops are good and curing without rain. Peanut hay sells for about 20 dollars per ton and may equal per acre value of the nuts.
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Comanche County
C. F. Denny
Wheat Contract Signers To Cut Only 10 Per Cent
The A A A Administration requires wheat contract signers to reduce acreage by ten percent for 1935 due to the 1934 drought. County Agent J A Barton explains allowed uses for contracted acres including seeding grass or legume crops, emergency forage crops, or leaving land fallow. Oklahoma Comanche County officers repeat terms for 1985 and note 20 cents per bushel wheat check payments for 1934 compliance arriving in October.
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J. A. Barton
Barton
Comanche County
Oscar Callaway
John Burton
Hugh Lacy
Colt Show to Be Held Monday at Trade Day Site
A Colt Show will be held Monday as part of the regular Trade’s Day. Tom Shoemaker and T. O. Lane announce prize free seasons for the best male colt and the best horse colt sired by the Lane jack and the Shoemaker horse. The event takes place on the T Plot near the Ernest Tupin Filling Station.
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Tom Shoemaker
T. O. Lane
Ernest Tupin
Lane Jack
Shoemaker
Harmony School Term Begins With Mulllin Principal
The 1934-35 term of Harmony School started Monday with Burgess Fisher of Mullin as principal. A fair attendance is reported. Miss Thelma Dossey of Blanket is listed as primary teacher.
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The
Harmony School
Burgess Fisher
Mullin
Thelma Dossey
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